PhD Candidate

• Aug 2018 - Present

SCUBA Intern, Divemaster Candidate

• Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

• Completed PADI Divemaster certification • Assisted in open water, advanced open water, and rescue diver certification courses • Completed 10+ overhauls of Aqualung Titan/Legend regulators, 30+ visual inspections of cylinders • Gained experience using tools and lift-bags underwater to replace mooring lines and anchors • Handled small boats (30’ Pangas) • Gained proficiency in splicing (8-strand eye- and end-splices) • Completed PADI Divemaster certification • Assisted in open water, advanced open water, and rescue diver certification courses • Completed 10+ overhauls of Aqualung Titan/Legend regulators, 30+ visual inspections of cylinders • Gained experience using tools and lift-bags underwater to replace mooring lines and anchors • Handled small boats (30’ Pangas) • Gained proficiency in splicing (8-strand eye- and end-splices)

Geochemist

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

• Coordinated tasks involved in preparing and presenting carbonate rock descriptions; discussed project progress over the phone with clients on a biweekly basis and received feedback on submitted deliverables • Conducted background research and compiled reports on ecosystem restoration, historic bathymetry, and wetland delineation • Operated marine and land geophysics instrumentation in the field; delineated wetlands by identifying hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and types of wetland hydrology; analyzed geotechnical borings Show less

Research Assistant

• Feb 2014 - May 2015

• Research Assistant in Paleoceanography lab • Work entailed weighing and freeze-drying sediment samples from Bering Sea cores, picking planktonic and benthic foraminifera samples • Research Assistant in Paleoceanography lab • Work entailed weighing and freeze-drying sediment samples from Bering Sea cores, picking planktonic and benthic foraminifera samples

Teaching Assistant

• Feb 2013 - May 2015

Graded problem sets for Organic Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry II, Foundations of Modern Chemical Science Graded problem sets for Organic Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry II, Foundations of Modern Chemical Science

PIFSC PYSO Intern

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

• Intern in Coral Reef Ecosystem Division of Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) • Processed Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) that were retrieved during research cruises to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (2010) and Mariana Islands (2014) • Work entailed weighing, decalcifying, and filtering coral samples, data input, and record-keeping • Intern in Coral Reef Ecosystem Division of Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) • Processed Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) that were retrieved during research cruises to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (2010) and Mariana Islands (2014) • Work entailed weighing, decalcifying, and filtering coral samples, data input, and record-keeping

REU Intern

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

- Research Intern in Trace Metal Geochemistry lab - Conducted an original research project on the regeneration of Fe(II) by protist grazing in the ocean - Research Intern in Trace Metal Geochemistry lab - Conducted an original research project on the regeneration of Fe(II) by protist grazing in the ocean

Research Intern

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

- Research Intern in Synthetic Organic Chemistry lab - Participated in research related to the artificial synthesis of resveratrol - Research Intern in Synthetic Organic Chemistry lab - Participated in research related to the artificial synthesis of resveratrol

Summer Intern

• Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

- Summer Intern - Assisted with care of sea life, educational summer camps, and volunteer program - Summer Intern - Assisted with care of sea life, educational summer camps, and volunteer program